Definition of backwards

• adv. - With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
• adv. - Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
• adv. - On the back, or with the back downward.
• adv. - Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
• adv. - By way of reflection; reflexively.
• adv. - From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
• adv. - In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.
• adv. - With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.
• adv. - Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.
• adv. - On the back, or with the back downward.
• adv. - Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
• adv. - By way of reflection; reflexively.
• adv. - From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.
• adv. - In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction; contrarily; as, to read backwards.